Grigg-Lewis Foundation Inc
Lockport, NY · EIN 16-1550858. Reported 297 grants totalling $7,551,564 to 142 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Grigg-Lewis Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,035 and $21,420; the smallest was $120 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St Mary's Hospital Foundation Inc | Lewiston, NY | $1,665,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dale Association Inc | Lockport, NY | $1,273,412 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Locks Heritage District Corporation | Lockport, NY | $296,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Niagara County Historical Society Inc | Lockport, NY | $183,670 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kenan Center Inc | Lockport, NY | $167,652 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Lockport Development Corp | Lockport, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Directions Youth & Family | Lockport, NY | $147,750 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Mentoring Services Niagara County Inc | Lockport, NY | $147,587 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA Buffalo Niagara Lockport Family YMCA | Lockport, NY | $146,340 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Lockport, NY | $145,571 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lockport Community Service | Lockport, NY | $131,450 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lockport Ice Arena & Sports Center Inc | Lockport, NY | $121,755 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Niagara Aquarium Foundation Inc | Niagara Falls, NY | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lockport Cares Inc | Lockport, NY | $93,640 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA of the Niagara Frontier | Lockport, NY | $92,760 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Niagara Hospice Inc | Lockport, NY | $92,732 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Horizon Village Inc | Sanborn, NY | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pinnacle Community Services | Lockport, NY | $80,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cazenovia Recovery Systems Inc | Buffalo, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornell Cooperative Ext of Niagara County | Lockport, NY | $69,680 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lockport Main Street Inc | Lockport, NY | $67,975 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jt Sports & Recreation Inc | Gasport, NY | $65,365 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mental Health Association Niagara County | Lockport, NY | $63,760 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Glenwood Cemetery Association | Lockport, NY | $62,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club | Niagara Falls, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Royalton Hartland Agriculture Foundation Inc | Lockport, NY | $58,283 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nioga Library System | Lockport, NY | $56,947 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Desales Catholic School | Lockport, NY | $56,398 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Challenger Learning Center of One Inc | Lockport, NY | $52,234 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross Wny Chapter | Buffalo, NY | $52,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wahi Studio Inc | Lockport, NY | $51,752 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Lockport, NY | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Feed More Wny | Buffalo, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Olcott Beach Carousel Park Association | Olcott, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orleans Community Health Foundation | Medina, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Somerset Union Museum | Barker, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Missions of Niagara Frontier | Niagara Falls, NY | $49,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | Niagara Falls, NY | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Niagara | Sanborn, NY | $45,165 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Western New York Inc | Buffalo, NY | $44,630 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement Wny | Amherst, NY | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cold Springs Cemetery | Lockport, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cradle Beach Camp Inc | Angola, NY | $39,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lockport Public Library | Lockport, NY | $37,034 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sabah Foundation Inc | Buffalo, NY | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Riviera Theatre | North Tonawanda, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mental Health Association Niagcty | Lockport, NY | $30,325 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America Iroquois Trail Council | Oakfield, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Old Fort Niagara Association Inc | Youngstown, NY | $28,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Town of Newfane Historical Society | Newfane, NY | $27,090 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Epic-Every Person Influences Children Inc | Buffalo, NY | $26,160 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Atmosphere Salon Inc | Lockport, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Development Leadership of Niagara County Inc | Niagara Falls, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dream It Do It Western New York | Jamestown, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartland Bible Church | Gasport, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Immaculata Home Inc | Lockport, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orleansniagara Boces | Medina, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Michaels of the World Inc | Buffalo, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Summit Educational Research | Getzville, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Home Assistance Referral Team Inc | Lewiston, NY | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County | Lockport, NY | $20,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Lockport Housing Authority | Lockport, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lockport Care Net Pregnancy Ctr | Lockport, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lockport High School Foundation | Lockport, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Niagara Aquatics Club | Lockport, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Niagara Gospel Mission | Niagara Falls, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glenwood Cemetery Foundation Inc | Lockport, NY | $19,344 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lockport Public Arts Council Inc | Lockport, NY | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mercy Flight Inc | Buffalo, NY | $15,981 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Palace Inc | Lockport, NY | $15,452 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ep Olmsted Center Visually Impaired | Buffalo, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Niagara Arts & Cultural Center Inc | Niagara Falls, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Presbyterian Senior Care of Wny Inc | Williamsville, NY | $14,710 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Youngstown | Youngstown, NY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Cerebral Palsy Association of Niagara County Inc | Niagara Falls, NY | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Artpark & Company | Lewiston, NY | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hearts & Hands Faith in Action | Lockport, NY | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carousel Society of Niag Frontier | North Tonawanda, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lumber City Local Development Corporation | North Tonawanda, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nccc Foundation Inc | Sanborn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pink Ribbon Good Inc | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Playworks Education Energized | New York City, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Cerebrel Palsey Association of Niagara County Inc | Niagara Falls, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Western New York Scout Council Boy Scouts of America | Oakfield, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Be a Friend Program Inc-Big Brothers Big Sisters | Bufalo, NY | $8,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Lockport, NY | $8,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tonawandas Council on the Arts Inc | North Tonawanda, NY | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Imagine Community Gardens Inc | East Amherst, NY | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Audiences of Western New York | Buffalo, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Diabetes Association | Arlington, VA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lockport United Church of Christ | Lockport, NY | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sanborn Area Historical Society | Sanborn, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lockport City School District | Lockport, NY | $6,900 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Victory Sports Global Outreach | Clarence, NY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Erie Canal Discovery-Niagara County | Lockport, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hart Interfaith Inc | Lewiston, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Niagara University-Castellani Art Museum | Niagara University, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lockport Ny Rotary Foundation | Lockport, NY | $5,320 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Explore & More a Childrens Museum | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Home and Happy Inc | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lockport New Beginnings | Lockport, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mito Action Inc | North Tonawanda, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Newfane Alumni Association | Newfane, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nor-Ton Red Jacket Club Inc | North Tonawanda, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Operation Warm Inc | Chadds Ford, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| VFW Post 2535 | Lockport, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lighthouse Soccer League | Barker, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nys Unified Court System 8TH Judicial District | Buffalo, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lockport College Womens Club | Lockport, NY | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lockport Community Band | Lockport, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St John the Baptist Outreach | Lockport, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upward Design for Life Corp | Buffalo, NY | $2,550 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lock City Glee | Lockport, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newfane Circuit Stomper | Newfane, NY | $2,150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brother's Keeper Outreach | Lockport, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Inner City Ballet Co Inc | Buffalo, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Happiness | Lockport, NY | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crossborder Tourism & Recreation Alliance | Lockport, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lockport Care Net Pregancy Ctr | Lockport, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Niagara Celtic Heritage Society Inc | Burt, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village | Amherst, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Lockport Youth & Rec | Lockport, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emmanuel United Methodist Church | Lockport, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pet's Alive Wny | Pendleton, NY | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chautauqua Institution | Chautauqua, NY | $1,440 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| All Saints Roman Catholic Parish | Lockport, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Good Days & Special Times Inc | Depew, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christ Community Church | Lockport, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lowville Free Library | Lowville, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Warm Inc | Glen Mills, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Lockport Fire Co Inc | Lockport, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Amelia's Backpack Project Inc | Lockport, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Annie Leeds Adventure Foundation | Lockport, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lock City Glee Club Inc | Lockport, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lockport College Women's Club | Lockport, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center Inc | East Aurora, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ny Funders Alliance | Syracuse, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ten Lives Club Inc | Blasdell, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal Network | Buffalo, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Chapel | Lockport, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
62 of 142 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 66%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 140 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | $3,011,279 | $10,500 |
| 2022 | 69 | $1,427,379 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 67 | $1,525,559 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 91 | $1,587,347 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Grigg-Lewis Foundation Inc has 41 of them, worth $11.2M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Kenan Center Inc | Lockport, NY | $3,000,000 |
| Kenan Center Inc | Lockport, NY | $3,000,000 |
| Kenan Center Inc | Lockport, NY | $3,000,000 |
| Mount St Mary's Hospital Foundation Inc | Lewiston, NY | $665,000 |
| Orleans Community Health Foundation | Medina, NY | $150,000 |
| Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $100,000 |
| Orleans Community Health Foundation | Medina, NY | $100,000 |
| Greater Lockport Development Corp | Lockport, NY | $100,000 |
| Niagara Habitat for Humanity | Niagara Falls, NY | $80,000 |
| Lockport Ice Arena & Sports Center Inc | Lockport, NY | $77,000 |
| Cazenovia Recovery Systems Inc | Lockport, NY | $75,000 |
| Lockport Ice Arena & Sports Center Inc | Lockport, NY | $75,000 |
| Salvation Army | Lockport, NY | $75,000 |
| Salvation Army | Lockport, NY | $75,000 |
| Greater Lockport Development Corp | Lockport, NY | $50,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 100% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Grigg-Lewis Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1 East Avenue 303, Lockport, NY, 14094. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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